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  • BRITISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE TEST BAN
    JOHN WALKER
    This book provides an overview of how the UK tried to maintain and modernize its strategic and tactical nuclear weapons during 1974-82, whilst also pursuing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. The core question addressed in the book is how a test ban treaty would impact on the reliability and safety of the UK’s nuclear weapons and how this would constrain and limit efforts...

    $1,099.00

  • ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY
    RICHARD J. WASSERSUG, PHD / LAUREN M. WALKER, PHD / JOHN W. ROBINSON, PHD, R PSYCH
    "Androgen deprivation therapy is the main treatment for locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer. It is a very effective treatment, but it has major impact on many aspects of men's health. Thousands of articles have been dedicated to that subject. This book distills these down and provides a comprehensive understanding and path forward for the many challenges associated ...

    $479.00

  • THE JUMPING KANGAROO AND THE APPLE BUTTER CAT
    JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON
    Excerpt: "Kerchug, the leap frog, was all the time jumping. He stood every morning on the edge of the pond where he lived, and said to all the birds in the trees above him: “Isn’t it wonderful how I can jump?” Then all the birds would flap their wings and sing a song which began, “Isn’t it a treat to see our leap frog jump so far?” One day Kerchug made a great big jump into the...

    $39.70

  • ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY
    RICHARD J. WASSERSUG, PHD / LAUREN M. WALKER, PHD / JOHN W. ROBINSON, PHD, R PSYCH
    Praise for Androgen Deprivation Therapy:"To my knowledge [this] is the only book written in plain language (no medical jargon) explaining what’s happening during ADT, and detailing how to limit and often solve most associated side effects. It should be read by every man undergoing ADT, as well as family members and also healthcare providers. They will find all the details...

    $514.00

  • THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO ACCOUNTING HISTORY
    JOHN RICHARD EDWARDS / ‎STEPHEN P. WALKER
    The Routledge Companion to Accounting History presents a single-volume synthesis of research in this expanding field, exploring and analysing accounting from ancient civilisations to the modern day. No longer perceived as the narrow study of how a mysterious technique was used in past, the scope of accounting history has widened substantially. This revised and updated volume mo...

    $1,179.00

  • UNDERSTANDING CENTRAL AMERICA
    JOHN A. BOOTH / CHRISTINE J. WADE / THOMAS W. WALKER
    In this seventh edition, John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, and Thomas W. Walker update a classic in the field which invites students to explore the histories, economies, and politics of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Covering the region's political and economic development from the early 1800s onward, the authors bring the Central American story up...

    $1,039.00

  • ART IN THE AGE OF MASS MEDIA
    JOHN WALKER
    Can fine art survive in an age of mass media? If so, in what forms and to what purpose? And can radical art still play a critical role in today's divided world? These are the questions addressed in the Art in the Age of Mass Media, as John Walker examines the fascinating relationship between art and mass media, and the myriad interactions between h ...

    $1,099.00

  • ADVANCED APPLICATIONS IN ACOUSTICS, NOISE AND VIBRATION
    FRANK FAHY, JOHN WALKER
    Advanced Applications in Acoustics, Noise and Vibration provides comprehensive and up-to-date overviews of knowledge, applications and research activities in a range of topics that are of current interest in the practice of engineering acoustics and vibration technology. The thirteen chapters are grouped into four parts: signal processing, acoustic modelling, environmental and ...

    $1,659.00

  • THE PRESENT WORD. CULTURE, SOCIETY AND THE SITE OF LITERATURE
    JOHN WALKER
    "This book addresses three key areas of intellectual enquiry: literary criticism, cultural critique, and philosophical theology. Once closely related, especially in the Catholic tradition, they often appear to be separate and unconnected domains in the modern university. The work of Nicholas Boyle is one of the most significant recent attempts to reconnect them. Responding to t...

    $1,099.00

  • THE TRUTH OF REALISM
    JOHN WALKER
    "In his new book, Walker offers a radical reassessment of the German realist novel in the nineteenth century. Especially in the English- speaking world, German narrative realism has persistently been interpreted as the literary expression of an ideology of the aesthetic. The German realist novel is alleged to reflect philosophical idealism: to reject the prose of modern society...

    $1,059.00

  • BRITISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE TEST BAN 1954-1973
    JOHN R. WALKER
    In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal world power, successive post-war British governments felt that an independent nuclear deterrent was essential if the country was to remain at the top table of world diplomacy. F...

    $1,239.00

  • BRITAIN AND DISARMAMENT
    JOHN R. WALKER
    Since the use of poison gas during the First World War and the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan at the end of the Second World War, nuclear, biological or chemical (NBC) weapons have registered high on the fears of governments and individuals alike. Recognising both the particular horror of these weapons, and their potential for inflicting mass death and destruction, much effo...

    $1,179.00

  • TESTING FRESH EXPRESSIONS
    JOHN WALKER
    Testing Fresh Expressions investigates whether fresh expressions of church really do what is claimed for them by the fresh expressions movement and, in particular, whether their unique approach helps to reverse trends of decline experienced by traditional churches. Part 1 examines those claims and untangles their sociological and theological assumptions. From a careful study ...

    $1,099.00

  • HISTORY OF US ECONOMY SINCE WORLD WAR II
    JOHN F. WALKER / HAROLD G. VATTER
    A collection of articles covering the economic history of the US over the last 50 years. It is selective in its coverage of important issues not often treated historically, such as the economics of medical care and the educational system. ...

    $1,039.00

  • THE RISE OF BIG GOVERNMENT
    HAROLD G. VATTER / JOHN F. WALKER
    The Rise of Big Government chronicles the phenomenal growth of local, state, and federal government over the last 100 years. The authors explain this growth by arguing that public and social acceptance of government intervention has allowed government to maintain a presence at all levels of the economy. The authors take issue with the opposing argument that government has grown...

    $1,039.00

  • RECONSTRUCTING QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTS
    J. JOHN LOWE / MICHAEL WALKER
    This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has been completely revised and updated to provide a new account of the history and scale of environmental changes during the Quaternary. The evidence is extremely diverse ranging from landforms and sediments to fossil assemblages and geochemical data, and includes new data from terrestrial, marine and ice-core record...

    $2,400.00

  • ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY
    JOHN W. ROBINSON, PHD, R PSYCH / LAUREN M. WALKER, PHD / RICHARD J. WASSERSUG, PHD
    "This is an excellent resource for individuals who are both being treated by and caring for those on androgen deprivation therapy. It addresses commonly understood as well as sensitive topics impacted by this treatment and offers explanations and strategies for how to address and cope with these side effects. Its interactive activities, patient testimonials, and annotations enc...

    $479.00

  • A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE (RLE LINGUISTICS E: INDO-EUROPEAN LINGUISTICS)
    WILLIAM WALKER CHAMBERS / JOHN RITCHIE WILKIE
    This simple introduction to the history of the German language seeks to provide students who have some knowledge of modern German, but no knowledge either of its development or of linguistic theories, with a short account of the essential factors – chronological, geographical and linguistic – and their interrelation. The material is arranged in three parts. The first traces the...

    $1,179.00

  • KEY CONCEPTS IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
    JOHN KREMER / AIDAN MORAN / GRAHAM WALKER / CATHY CRAIG
    "An excellent text to offer more depth on theories and concepts within Sports Psychology and provide learners with a greater understanding of current psychological theories. The text helps in enforcing knowledge gained and also provides a plethora of references for further reading around any of the chapters covered within the text." - John Harrison, Tyne Metropolitan College "T...

    $846.04

  • IVORY'S GHOSTS
    JOHN FREDERICK WALKER
    “[A] tour de force examination of the history of ivory . . . and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.” —The Huffington Post   Praised for the nuance and sensitivity with which it approaches one of the most fraught conservation issues we face today, John Frederick Walker’s Ivory’s Ghosts tells the astonishing story of the power of ivo...

    $179.00

  • LOGICAL DATABASE DESIGN PRINCIPLES
    JOHN GARMANY / JEFF WALKER / TERRY CLARK
    Until now, almost all books on logical database design focused exclusively on relational design. However, modern database management systems have added powerful features that have driven a movement away from truly normalized database design. Logical Database Design Principles reflects these recent changes. The book begins by covering traditional lo ...

    $2,800.00

  • A CERTAIN CURVE OF HORN
    JOHN FREDERICK WALKER
    “Walker . . . weaves a surprisingly fascinating story around one animal, involving colonialism, revolution, biology, and politics . . . Hard to put down.” —Booklist   In A Certain Curve of Horn, veteran journalist John Frederick Walker tells the story of one of the most revered and endangered of the regal beasts of Africa: the giant sable antelope of Angola, a majestic, coal-bl...

    $229.00

  • CHROMATOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS: MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
    WALKER, JOHN Q.
    Chromatographic Systems ...

    $928.00

  • FUNDAMENTAL QSARS FOR METAL IONS
    JOHN D. WALKER / MICHAEL C. NEWMAN / MONICA ENACHE
    Fundamental QSARs for Metal Ions describes the basic and essential applications of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) for regulatory or industrial scientists who need to predict metal ion bioactivity. It includes 194 QSARs that have been used to predict metal ion toxicity and 86 QSARs that have been used to predict metal ion bioc ...

    $1,599.00

  • DISEASES OF THE SMALL INTESTINE IN CHILDHOOD
    WALKER-SMITH, JOHN A.
    Diseases of the Small Intestine in Childhood ...

    $928.00

  • FROM HORSE TO HELICOPTER
    JOHN SUTTON / JOHN WALKER
    This is a pictorial history of Army transportation. The book outlines the development of the three modes of transport used in supporting the British Army on land, in water and in air, from the horse to the helicopter. Both the authors are retired officers who served in the Royal Corps of Transport. ...

    $129.00